While I had vaguely heard of the Maypole dance over the years, the first one I experienced in person involved schoolchildren in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. My son had enrolled as a fifth grader in ...

In a nod to the past — the very old past — the village of Orland Park hosted a May Day celebration Saturday. The spring celebration can be traced back to Roman times, but the village’s historical ...

Alas, another May is slipping away, and I haven't followed up with a long-ago maypole dance I once thought to conduct for the little local boys and girls. There were plenty of them around then. They ...

PORTALES, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a long-standing tradition in Portales, the Maypole Dance, is a right of passage for seniors at the high school. This year, the Maypole Queen is breaking barriers, proving ...

Enjoy a weekend full of beer, food, music and maypole dancing at Goebel Park Enjoy a weekend full of beer, food, music and maypole dancing at Goebel Park Enjoy a weekend full of beer, food, music and ...

BAY RIDGE — BROOKLYN’S VIKING FEST CONTINUES TO CELEBRATE the borough’s Norwegian and wider Scandinavian heritage and will take place this Saturday, May 10 at Owl’s Head/Bliss Park. Viking Fest 2025, ...

L. ALSACE TWP., Pa. - An event in Lower Alsace Township is honoring a tradition that goes back thousands of years. Mayfest is best known for the Maypole dance and the crowning of the Queen of the May.